lues

lu·es

L0282500 (lo͞o′ēz)n. pl. lues Syphilis.

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[New Latin luēs, from Latin, plague; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu·et′ic (-ĕt′ĭk) adj.lu·et′i·cal·ly adv.

lues

(ˈluːiːz) n, pl lues1. (Pathology) any venereal disease2. (Pathology) a pestilence[C17: from New Latin, from Latin: calamity] luetic adj luˈetically adv

syph•i•lis

(ˈsɪf ə lɪs)

n. a chronic infectious disease caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usu. venereal in origin but often congenital, affecting almost any body organ, esp. the genitals, skin, brain, and nervous tissue. [< New Latin, coined by Giovanni Fracastoro (1478–1553), Italian physician, in his poem Syphilis, sive morbus Gallicus (“Syphilis, or the French Disease”)] syph`i•lit′ic, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lues - a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilissexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactprimary syphilis - the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infectionsecondary syphilis - the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membranetertiary syphilis - the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liverneurosyphilis - syphilis of the central nervous systemchancre - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

Translations

luesifilide